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Portugal wins Eurovision Song Contest with romantic ballad

Sunday, May 14, 2017

A song that was remarkably less glitzy than the competition won the contest.

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Polish gay couple wins right to marry in Portugal thanks to their haters

Sunday, January 15, 2017

Jakub and David believe hateful responses to their videos helped persuade Portuguese officials to grant them an exemption to the usual document requirements.

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Man confesses to murdering accountant with a spear ‘after sex’

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Investigators are trying to confirm whether or not the killer was a rentboy.

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Portugal’s president blocks laws on gay adoption

Monday, January 25, 2016

Anibal Cavaco Silva has vetoed bills recently passed by Parliament that granted full adoption rights to same-sex couples.

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Portugal allows same-sex adoption, artificial insemination

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Left-of-center parties used their outright parliamentary majority to ensure the bills passed Friday.

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As a social experiment, two gay men held hands in the streets of Portugal

Monday, August 10, 2015

This time, the response was overwhelmingly positive.

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Portugal defeats draft law to allow same‑sex couple adoptions

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Portugal's parliament has rejected draft laws to allow same-sex couples to adopt children, despite a strong vote in favor by the left-wing Socialists which left the margin smaller than ever.

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Season of Pride: LGBT people, allies celebrate Pride around the world

Sunday, June 29, 2014

For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their allies, June is a month of pride and celebration. Around the globe, LGBT Pride Month has been marked with parades and marches, festivals and dances, and in…

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Portugal’s adoption rights for same-sex couples placed in doubt

Friday, January 17, 2014

LISBON, Portugal -- Portugal's limited adoption rights for same-sex couples are in doubt after Parliament voted for a referendum on the divisive issue.

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Portugal allows limited adoption rights for same-sex gay couples

Friday, May 17, 2013

LISBON, Portugal -- Portugal's Parliament has passed a law allowing same-sex married couples to adopt their partners' children, but lawmakers rejected legislation granting gay couples the same adoption rights as heterosexuals.

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